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Bigleaf maples in the rain forest are adorned with epiphytic mosses, ferns, and spike-mosses growing on their trunks and branches. Ocean-Born Forests The lush forests in the Quinault, Queets, Hoh, and Bogachiel valleys are some of the most spectacular examples of primeval temperate rain forest in the lower 48 states.
A vast range of flora can be found in the tropical rain forest, namely bromeliads, buttresses, epiphytes, saprophytes, lianas (vines) and orchids. There exists billions of collective species of these plants, and all have adapted to the tropical and humid climate of the tropical rainforest biome....read more.owever, the biome is slowly becoming threatened, and spans less than 6% of the Earth's land surface. Tropical rain forests are typically found near the equator between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, and can be found in areas of South America, Australia, West Africa, southern India, and Southeast Asia.